We are revisiting e-sports – but this time with special guests!

This episode is pure chaos

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics where the Ghastly awards is going away and Mark Millar has an awesome new annoucement. We close out level one with a talk about Free Comic Book Day and why you should go!

Heading into level two, 343 is trying to fix what they broke in Halo 5, and we get into why it’s wrong for Nintendo to not head on out to E3 this year.

Over in the world of entertainment, Sandman might come to TV – but can it Really happen this time? Level three ends with a debate about the Marvel “phases” concept and if Marvel should drop it all together.

Our epilogue is us revisiting E-sports, but this time with some very special guests. As always, we appreciate all our adventurers who listen to the show every week and we look forward to your feedback on what we discuss! (info@thesurlynerd.com!)

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It’s Episode 200 and we’re going off-script to have some fun!

Happy birthday us!

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd!
This week, the inmates are running the asylum as we celebrate 200 episodes of this little show we put on for you every week!

Join us as we dive into the bowler hat of truth, asking all our hosts the hard hitting questions about life in the nerd-lane. From “what comic universe would you live in if you have to wear your pants on your head?” to “How long after a films end, before you can reboot it?” – we ask the hard hitting questions and give you even harder answers on this weeks show!

Our epilogue this week is about the past, and the future of our little podcast. As always, we appreciate all our adventurers who listen to the show every week and we look forward to your feedback on what we discuss! (info@thesurlynerd.com!)

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Who let Tony take over the epilogue? Why can’t anyone stay on topic? Why IS everyday Halloween?! The answers to these questions and more on an all new episode of…The Surly Nerd!

Goodbye, Lionhead

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where we talk getting our own life sized Deadpool and the upcoming comic simply titled – “Black”. We move on from there to discuss the upcoming VOLTRON comic before closing down level one with a talk about the relevance of Wizard World.

In game industry news, we mourn the loss of Lionhead Studios and talk about DOOM’s hardest difficulty setting. We touch on what FROM SOFTWARE is working on next and get down and dirty with all the news about the Nintendo NX that was released this month.

Over in the world of entertainment, we get more information about ALIEN: COVENANT and what Sigourney Weaver thinks of the AvP franchise. We also find out how a deleted scene inside Nightmare on Elm street may have forever changed the lore of that universe. Also making headlines this week is THE OMEN prequel we don’t know if we want and Key and Peele’s take on Police academy. Level 3 comes to an end with a talk about FOX pulling out of Comic-con and if it even really matters in the long run.

Our epilogue this week is all about the idea of developers penalizing players for finding exploits, as chosen by Tony. As always, we appreciate all our adventurers who listen to the show every week and we look forward to your feedback on what we discuss! (info@thesurlynerd.com!)

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Episode 160: Everyday Is Halloween

In Comic Industry News – Deadpool, Voltron, Black, Wizard World

In Game Industry News – Lionhead, DOOM, FROM SOFTWARE, Nintendo NX

In Entertainment News – Alien: Covenant, AvP, Nightmare on Elm street, The Omen, Police Academy, SDCC

Epilogue – The Division vs Destiny

James just wants more Armored Core

Read about the things we love to talk about!

All about The Justice League!: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_League

Learn about Sandman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sandman_%28Vertigo%29

GameCakes!: http://www.popsugar.com/tech/Cupcakes-Made-Video-Game-Logos-6900190

Does anyone actually remember Madballs? Do we NEED a Dark Souls board game?! We answer this, and more on an all new episode of…The Surly Nerd!

Dark Souls is back…in a board game!

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where we talk about the 80’s gem known as “Madballs” We also talk about the changes being made over at VERTIGO and what’s new in the world of DC Comics eBooks. Level one wraps up with a discussion about death in comics and if it has any impact anymore.

In game industry news, Dark Souls launches an amazing kickstarter, and we reach the end of the life for the Xbox 360. Sony tells us about their all new two-factor authentication and we close out our gaming talk with Ken Levine’s theoretical Twilight Zone reboot/game.

Over in the world of entertainment, AMC shakes things up with a new “texting during films” rule, MTV gets revved up for a Biopic about…themselves and Tony gets super excited for Fantastic Beasts and where to find them. We end level 3 with a talk about ALIEN 5 and what to expect with this new movie experiment – The Screening Room.

Our epilogue this week is all about what comic titles we would love to see in animated form. As always, we appreciate all our adventurers who listen to the show every week and we look forward to your feedback on what we discuss! (info@thesurlynerd.com!)

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Episode 159: Mad As Balls

In Comic Industry News – Madballs, DC eBooks, Vertigo, Death in Comics

In Game Industry News – Dark Souls board game, death of the 360, sony two-factor authentication, Twilight Zone

In Entertainment News – Alien 5, MTV, AMC, Fantastic beasts and where to find them, the screening room

Epilogue – Animated Comics

Do YOU remember Madballs?

Read about the things we love to talk about!

All about The Justice League!: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_League

Learn about Sandman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sandman_%28Vertigo%29

GameCakes!: http://www.popsugar.com/tech/Cupcakes-Made-Video-Game-Logos-6900190

Comic-con has landed and you know what that means…an all new SURLY NERD!

We’re ready for Miles on film

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our Secret Wars filled prelude we jump into comics, where comic-con has taken over. Vertigo has announced 12 new titles for this fall, Marvel is getting naked for ESPN, Barnes and Nobel has begun expanding their comic selection and Back to the Future comes to IDW Our main topic for comics this week is about the Uncanny Inhumans panel at SDCC.

In game industry news, X-com is coming to Vita, Sony opens up about Playstation NOW, we talk a lot about the remake of Gears of War at length and close out level two with a big talk about Halo 5 and the future of digital distribution.

Over in the world of entertainment, we jump into Warcraft news, get balls deep in talks over the new Batman and Star Wars announcements with our main discussion being movies and the future of film and the way it is distributed.

Our epilogue this week is a rough once as we cover race as it pertains to the Spider-Man films. As always, we appreciate all our adventurers who listen to the show every week and we look forward to your feedback on what we discuss! (info@thesurlynerd.com!)

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Episode 140: Return of the Nerds

In Comic Industry News – SDCC, Uncanny Inhumans, Vertigo, Barnes and Nobel, ESPN

In Game Industry News – HALO 5, Gears of War, Playstation NOW, X-com

In Entertainment News –  Star Wars, Warcraft, AMC, Batman

Epilogue – Spider-man

 It’s time for more Lucifer

Read about the things we love to talk about!

All about Halo 5: https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/halo-5-guardians/xbox-one

Learn about Ultimate Spider-man: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Spider-Man

Hot Fudge Sundays!: http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/hot-fudge-sundae-cake/b12d68f9-5628-4d9e-ac32-75649bc00523